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Released: 26-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids: Current progress and challenges
World Journal of Stem Cells

Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived kidney organoids share similarities with the fetal kidney. However, the current hPSC-derived kidney organoids have some limitations, including the inability to perform nephrogenesis and lack of a c

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Released: 23-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
New Cedars-Sinai Study Pinpoints Why Some Injured Kidneys Do Not Heal
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring that can lead to kidney failure. Their findings, detailed in a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Science, could lead to the development of noninvasive tests to detect kidney scarring and, eventually, new therapies to reverse the condition.

Newswise: UT Southwestern study shows glucagon is key for kidney health
Released: 23-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
UT Southwestern study shows glucagon is key for kidney health
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Glucagon, a hormone best known for promoting blood sugar production in the liver, also appears to play a key role in maintaining kidney health. When UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers removed receptors for this hormone from mouse kidneys, the animals developed symptoms akin to chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Released: 22-Feb-2024 10:25 AM EST
BMI OrganBank, Atrium Health and LifeShare Carolinas Partner to Launch Nation's First Organ Banking Technology
BMI OrganBank

Atrium Health's Division of Abdominal Transplant, Carolinas Medical Center (DAT Atrium), LifeShare Carolinas, one of nation's leading Organ Procurement Organizations, and BMI OrganBank, a developer of organ perfusion systems based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, announced today that their organizations have partnered to develop and launch the nation's first Organ Banking technology, which will greatly expand the possibilities for organ preservation and reconditioning.

21-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Kidney cancer treatments and tumor biology can activate different immune-modifying processes in patients
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The findings out of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute highlight that the mechanisms of immune modulation are different in patients treated with immunotherapy and anti-angiogenic combinations. The results also point to the role of tumor biology in the diversity and actions of tumor-infiltrating immune cells brought into action by these treatments. The findings might be important for predicting or understanding treatment outcomes in advanced kidney cancer.

Newswise: Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients
Released: 19-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Unveiling uremic toxins linked to itching in hemodialysis patients
Niigata University

Dr. Yamamoto et al. found the several uremic toxins as one of causes of itching in hemodialysis patients.

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Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Two Texas transplant programs team up to save lives
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Two hard-to-match transplant patients 250 miles apart are starting 2024 on a new path to healthy lives.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
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Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

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Released: 13-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Heat Stress May Affect the Muscles for Longer Than We Think
American Physiological Society (APS)

People who experience heat stress during exercise may need more recovery time to let their muscles heal, according to a new mouse study published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

Released: 2-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
New drug could prevent diabetic eye and kidney disease in people with diabetes
University of Bristol

New research has shown a new type of inhibitor drug could prevent microvascular diabetic complications, such as diabetic eye and kidney disease. The University of Bristol-led research is published in Cardiovascular Diabetology.

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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
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For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
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The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

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Newswise: Subcutaneous Nivolumab as Effective as IV for Renal Cell Carcinoma — With Much Faster Treatment Time
26-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Subcutaneous Nivolumab as Effective as IV for Renal Cell Carcinoma — With Much Faster Treatment Time
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Subcutaneous injection of the immunotherapy nivolumab (brand name Opdivo) is noninferior to intravenous delivery and dramatically reduces treatment time in patients with renal cell carcinoma, as seen in the results of a large phase 3 clinical trial reported today at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California.

Newswise: Urology on the Beach Meeting Highlights Innovative Approaches to Multidisciplinary Care
Released: 26-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Urology on the Beach Meeting Highlights Innovative Approaches to Multidisciplinary Care
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Renowned urologists from leading academic centers shared their insights and clinical recommendations at Urology on the Beach, a three-day professional conference hosted by the Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Newswise: A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts
Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, can lead to kidney enlargement and eventual loss of function.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Scientists Identify Mutations That Cause Inherited Kidney Disease
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, have discovered a new genetic cause of inherited kidney disease.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
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Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:30 PM EST
Can drinking alkaline water help prevent kidney stones? Not likely, study finds
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

 Bottled water marketed as "alkaline water" is unlikely to be an effective alternative for prevention of recurrent urinary stones, reports a study in the January issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

6-Jan-2024 7:05 PM EST
Hepatitis Linked to Alcohol Increasingly Drove Emergency Department Visits, Especially Among Younger Adults, In Recent Years
Research Society on Alcoholism

Hepatitis linked to alcohol, the most severe form of alcohol-associated liver disease, is increasingly prevalent, severe, and likely to involve emergency departments, according to a new analysis.

     
Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
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Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Released: 4-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research shows COVID-19 is not strongly linked to long-term loss of kidney function
UC Davis Health

A new study shows COVID-19 is not linked to long-term loss of kidney function, despite many patients hospitalized with the -19 virus who experienced acute kidney injury.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Risk model based on routine blood work predicts treatment response and survival of metastatic cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
University of Eastern Finland

A risk model developed by researchers can help to identify cancer patients who could benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors, ICIs. Published in BMC Cancer, the study was conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

19-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Where You Live Matters: A First-of-Its-Kind Study Illustrates How Racism Is Interrelated With Poor Health
Mount Sinai Health System

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are closely associated with poor health.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
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With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Newswise: New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones
Released: 20-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones
Lawson Health Research Institute

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University published in the journal Microbiome has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the formation of kidney stones.

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Released: 18-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Unraveling predisposition in bilateral Wilms tumor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified genetic and epigenetic mechanisms driving predisposition to this childhood kidney cancer, impacting care and treatment.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Performs Milestone 300th Organ Transplant on Grateful 37-Year-Old Patient from Teaneck
Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Performs Milestone 300th Organ Transplant on Grateful 37-Year-Old Patient from Teaneck
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is now part of an elite group of hospitals in the U.S. to have performed more than 300 kidney transplants in one year.

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Newswise: Drug developed by UTSW spinoff approved for metastatic kidney cancer
Released: 15-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Drug developed by UTSW spinoff approved for metastatic kidney cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has expanded the approved use of belzutifan for treatment of metastatic kidney cancer, another milestone for the novel, first-in-class kidney cancer drug arising from scientific discoveries at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: New Study Advances Search for Accurate Blood Markers for Acute Kidney Injury
Released: 14-Dec-2023 10:00 AM EST
New Study Advances Search for Accurate Blood Markers for Acute Kidney Injury
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Using cells from kidney biopsies, Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers report progress in the search for more accurate and easier-to-obtain markers to help predict, manage and assess treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI).

Newswise: Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors
13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Childhood cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes, which increases their risk of serious disease but also offers opportunities for prevention.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 2:20 PM EST
WFIRM and Partnering Institutions Awarded Five-Year, $6 Million Grant on Kidney, Urology, and Hematology Research
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has received a $6 million grant from the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Kidney disease linked to increased mortality after stroke thrombolysis
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Renal dysfunction, especially chronic kidney disease, is the biggest risk factor of mortality among thrombolysed stroke patients, according to a retrospective cohort observational study published in Medicine®, a journal published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
A Lifesaving Chain, A Global First: Penn Medicine Sets a Worldwide Record with 100 Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

For thousands of people around the world waiting for a kidney, paired exchange serves as a beacon of hope. One person's willingness to undergo the act of Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) often sets in motion a chain of beautiful and selfless acts, where individuals give and receive the chance for a better life.

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Released: 8-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study reveals insights into tacking diabetic kidney disease - with a side order of how anti-obesity drugs work
Monash University

Data from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was recently halted because it was found to be so effective. Importantly, the data also reveals how anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic, actually work, which to date have been a mystery.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
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Released: 5-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Eye scans provide crucial insights into kidney health, study finds
University of Edinburgh

3D eye scans can reveal vital clues about kidney health that could help to track the progression of disease, research suggests. The advance could revolutionise monitoring of kidney disease, which often progresses without symptoms in the early stages. Experts say the technology has potential to support early diagnosis as current screening tests cannot detect the condition until half of the kidney function has been lost.

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Newswise: Genetic Testing Saves Young Mom from Life-threatening Kidney Cancer
Released: 29-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Genetic Testing Saves Young Mom from Life-threatening Kidney Cancer
Loyola Medicine

Genetic testing can be lifesaving for patients with increased risk of certain cancers, not just for themselves but also for other members of their family.

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Newswise: After Multiple Organ Transplants, Grateful for 25 Extra Years
Released: 22-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
After Multiple Organ Transplants, Grateful for 25 Extra Years
Cedars-Sinai

This Thanksgiving marks a little more than 25 years since Christine Galan became the first person in the Western U.S. to have a combined organ transplant (heart and liver), and nearly five years since she returned to Cedars-Sinai for another organ transplant—this time, a kidney.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Medical Director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Appointed as Co-Chair of National Kidney Transplant Working Group
Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Medical Director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Appointed as Co-Chair of National Kidney Transplant Working Group
Hackensack Meridian Health

Namrata G. Jain, MD, medical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and associate professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, has been appointed co-chair of the Transplant Working Group of the prestigious Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC).

Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Trial generates promising results for obinutuzumab in patients with lupus nephritis
Wiley

Obinutuzumab preserved kidney function, prevented flares in lupus nephritis trial.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Jana Care, Inc. Announces Initial Closing of a $6 Million Financing Round to Complete Commercialization of its Self-administered Blood Tests for Kidney and Heart Disease
Jana Care

Jana Care has secured funding to expand its at-home testing platform for chronic kidney and heart disease management.



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